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2 days ago · The fate of Rupert Murdoch’s vast media empire, including Fox News, is now in the hands of a Reno probate commissioner, who will decide whether the 93-year-old media mogul can change his ...
Sep 23, 2023 · Rupert Murdoch always wanted his media empire to stay in the family, but he could never commit to an heir. Despite having six children, only three were ever considered viable successors.
Sep 16, 2024 · The 93-year-old media mogul is fighting with his children over the control of his companies News Corp and Fox, worth billions of pounds. His eldest son Lachlan, who shares his conservative views, is favoured by his father, while his other children oppose the change.
Sep 22, 2023 · Rupert Murdoch always wanted his media empire to stay in the family, but he could never commit to an heir. Despite having six children, only three were ever considered viable successors.
- Rebecca Armitage
Sep 21, 2023 · Yet, for years, James Murdoch was considered the likeliest heir to the family business as he worked his way up the ranks before he abruptly resigned from the board of News Corp in 2020 “due to ...
- Derek Saul
The issue of succession began in December 2023, when Rupert Murdoch applied to change the terms of his "irrevocable" family trust (established in 1999) to ensure that Lachlan would have full control over News Corp, a mass media and publishing company that manages hundreds of assets, rather than his three siblings Prudence MacLeod, Elisabeth Murdoch, and James Murdoch, have equal voting rights.
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Sep 22, 2023 · Lachlan was officially anointed as his father’s heir apparent, and with Rupert Murdoch’s decision to step down in November, he will assume sole control of the vast media empire as chair of ...
